I get frustrated when I see patterns that are offered for free with the stipulation that you may not sell items made from it. *Sigh….* – that’s just me. No offense intended. Well, you may rest-assured that the patterns I post on my blog are free, no strings attached. As long as you don’t copy and sell the pattern as you’re own, then you are free to do what you will with them. If you feel inclined to give me credit for the pattern, go right ahead – if not…. no skin off my nose 
Anyhoooo…..
Here’s one of my designs, that may or may not need a little fine-tuning once I’ve had an opportunity to test it using cotton. Enjoy!
Hook: 4 mm (G)
Yarn: Worsted weight. I used Redheart to test the pattern – but in future I will be using cotton as it is breathable and cool to wear.
Gauge: 64dc stitches = 50cm (20″) approx. So I guess the gauge is around 12st per 10cm (4″)?
Hat circumference: 50cm (20″) approx – to fit a toddler/small child – my daughter is 3 and a half.
Hat height (body of hat – brim not included) 17cm (6.5″)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Magic circle (or ch2 and work the following row into the 2nd ch from hook)
R1. 12dc into ring (or 2nd ch from hook – depending on what method you used) (12 dc)
R2. ch3 (counts as dc from here forward), dc in same stitch…. then 2dc in each stitch around. Join with sl st to to of beginning chain. (24 dc)
R3. ch3, dc in same stitch, (2dc in next dc, dc in next dc) repeat between brackets around. Join with sl st to to of beginning chain. (36dc)
R4. ch3, dc in same stitch, dc in next 2 stitches, (2dc in next dc, dc in next two dc) repeat between brackets around. Join with sl st to to of beginning chain. (48 dc)
R5. ch3, dc in same stitch, dc in next 3 stitches, (2dc in next dc, dc in next three dc) repeat between brackets around. Join with sl st to to of beginning chain. (60dc)
R6. ch3, dc in same stitch, dc in next 14 stitches, (2dc in next dc, dc in next fourteen dc) repeat between brackets around. Join with sl st to to of beginning chain (64dc)
R7. to 10. DC in each st around (64st)
BAND:
R11. to 13. ch3, (dc in prev st, skip st, dc) repeat around… there will be one dc in every st – join with sl st at beginning of row (64sts)
BRIM:
R14. (2dc, dc in next 2 sts) around
R15. (2dc, dc in next 3 sts) around
R16. (2dc, dc in next 4sts) around
R17. (2dc, dc in next 5sts) around
R18. Reverse slip stitch in each st around. (I find the reverse slip stitch gives the brim a nice firm edge. If you are unfamiliar with this stitch, just slip stitch around).
Fasten in ends etc etc…
Hope you have fun with this pattern
Just made 2 of these for a birthday/baby shower and I LOVE them! I wanted to make some flowers to pin on that would be interchangeable. A sunflower and maybe something red. Do you have free patterns for all of your super cute flowers?
That’s awesome Crystal. Glad you could make use of the pattern. I don’t have any of my own flower patterns written out (except for the sunflower and daffodil patterns here) – I kinda just wing it or google or look on ravelry for free flower patterns or borrow flower patterns from hat patterns I’ve purchased previously. Pinterest would also be worth looking at for free flower patterns. Hope that helps
LOVE this pattern! I have to admit that I altered it a little because the hats will be used by my twin nieces during a trip to the Caribbean and I wanted them to be very light and “airy”.
From R7 to 13 I did dc, ch1, sk1, dc
They are just too adorable! Thank you!
Hey Vicky, glad you liked the pattern. That’s the beauty of it, you can basically alter the textured/airy part once you have the basic hat pattern. Caribbean! I am soooooo jealous! Are you going too?
I have been looking for hats like this for my daughter ever since she had her favorite cloth one stolen from her stroller while we were at the aquarium. So glad I can now make my own for her! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I pinned it on Pinterest!
Glad you like it – and thanks for pinning it
Fingers crossed the one you crochet her doesn’t get stolen!
hi… cannot lie to myself anymore… i am falling in love with this hat.. keep coming back to see how you did it!!
tq for sharing.. however, i couldnt get the nice brim as yours.. well probably due to the difference type of yarn… anyway… thks again…
Hi, I’m Mary from Greece. I’ve just finished your gorgeous sunhat for my three years old girl and it’s really so cute. Thank you so much for sharing patterns and being a source of creativity and joy!
Hi Mary – thanks so much for the lovely comment. I’d love to see a pic of your daughter wearing her hat if you get a chance you could post a pic on my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HattingMadlyCrochet
Going to attempt to make this hat for my friends 2 year old daughter! Absolutely love it! Great job and thank you for sharing!
Any idea what the yardage would be on this hat? I would like to dye some yarn to make it with, but I need to make sure I have enough.
Hi Suzanne – sorry I didn’t record the amount of yarn I used. This hat was made with Red Heart acrylic yarn, but I made another of these hats out of cotton and used approx 213 yards for that one. Hope that helps.
This is super cute! Trying to make one for dd but I am new to crocheting and can’t for the life of me figure out row 11-13
(dc in prev st, skip st, dc) repeat around… there will be one dc in every st – join with sl st at beginning of row (64sts)
I just end up with a big knotty mess….
YouTube is your friend when you’re learning to crochet
This stitch is call Double Crochet Cross Stitch. Here’s a link to a video, but there are plenty more… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCGu0PXB3yI … you may have to fudge it a bit before you join with a slip stitch. I remember I always had a bit of trouble with that – and I haven’t made this hat in such a long time. I hope that’s a little bit helpful 
Good luck!
This sunhat is so cute! Thank you for sharing your pattern! I am making it for my grand-daughter. I was a bit confused with rows 11-13, but the above posting about the Crochet Cross Stitch video helped me and now it’s a breeze! Thanks again! Love the hat!!! =)
Thank you! I will watch before I make another. Made two and just used double crochets on rounds that had the cross stitch. So many compliments, such a cute hat!.